SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Werner Karl William

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O RITCHIE BROS. AUCTIONEERS INC.

9500 GLENLYON PARKWAY

(Street)

BURNABY

V5J 0C6

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RITCHIE BROS AUCTIONEERS INC [ RBA ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	President, International

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/28/2021

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Shares	02/28/2021		M		3,400⁽¹⁾	A	⁽²⁾	3,400	D
Common Shares	02/28/2021		M		179⁽¹⁾	A	⁽²⁾	3,579	D
Common Shares								27,896	I	Long-Term Investment Plan
Common Shares								2,221⁽³⁾	I	Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Share Units (2018 RSUs)	⁽²⁾	02/28/2021		M			3,400	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Shares	3,400	$0.00	0	D
Dividend Equivalent Rights (2018 RSUs)	⁽²⁾	02/28/2021		M			179	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Shares	179	$0.00	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents pre-tax amount of award. Share issuance will be made net of tax withholding ("TW").

2. Each RSU and DER represented a contingent right to receive one RBA common share or the economic equivalent thereof. The RSUs and DERs vested on February 28, 2021, the RSUs and DERs will be settled in common shares issued to the reporting person, net applicable tax, as soon as practicable within the week following March 5, 2021 from when the RSUs and DERs vested.

3. Includes all Employee Stock Purchase Plan purchases through February 28, 2021.

Remarks:

	/s/ Maria Teresa Punsalan as attorney-in-fact for Karl William Werner.	03/02/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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